XT-EG Expander / Gate

The
XT-EG Expander / Gate
is Harrison’s versatile tool for gating noise, or gently increasing the
dynamic range of tracks.

The
sound of the XT-EG was derived from Harrison’s many years of developing
high-end music and film tools. Like all XT plugins, the goal is to fix
problems in your tracks without any unwanted artifacts. Providing an
“effect” is easy; the goal of the XT series is to fix tracks without
anyone knowing they needed to be fixed.

All
of the common gate controls are accounted for - Depth, Hold, Attack,
Release - but there are also some not-so-common tools that are
typically reserved for high-end audio gear:

AHysteresiscontrol
allows the gate to open at one level, and remain open even if the
signal drops slightly below the original threshold. This can avoid
chattering if the signal is very near the noise threshold.

TheLookaheadcontrol
can help better prepare the gate for opening, as the plug-in can be set
to see waveforms just before they reach the playhead. Adjustable times
of 0ms, 5ms, and 20ms give you the freedom to gate percussive
transients without creating unpleasant distortion.

TheSidechain
Filterallows
you to focus on a particular frequency for the gate’s detector. This
can be helpful when you are trying to zero in on a particular
instrument of a multi-mic recording, and is especially helpful when
gating close-miced drums.

The
Expander section features controls for Ratio and Knee. The Expander is
useful for gently increasing the dynamic range on tracks that don’t
require noise gating.

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About Harrison

From its Nashville, Tennessee facilities, Harrison designs,
manufactures and markets large-format, professional audio mixing
consoles for international film and television production,
post-production, broadcasting, sound reinforcement and music recording.
Over 1,500 Harrison consoles have been installed worldwide,
constituting a significant share of the overall world market for
high-end audio consoles.